An early morning house fire in Tuscaloosa sent two people to the hospital Thursday.

Tuscaloosa Fire and Rescue crews were called out to a house on 34th Avenue just after 4:30 a.m.

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There were three people inside the house at the time of the fire. One person was able to get out safely. Two females, ages 19 and 49, had to be rescued. They were both airlifted to UAB in critical condition.

The 49-year-old woman died shortly before 2 p.m. Thursday.

Tuscaloosa Fire Marshal Gene Holcomb said the fire started in the back of the house and caused extensive damage. It took crews about an hour to get everything under control.

"The extent of the damage, and it being in the attic, and it being in and older home that was cut up in different rooms, it took crews longer to extinguish the fire," Holcomb said.

The fire also cut off power to neighboring homes. It took crews several hours to secure the scene so power could be restored to the other homes.